Wardrobe seat-box.



G. H. WHEARY.

WARDROBE SEAT Box.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I3. l9l5. 1,230,252.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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' WARDROBE SEAT BOX.

APPLICATION FI'LED MAR. I3. 1915.

Patented J une 19, 1917.

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GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

WARDROBE SEAT-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 191 7.

AppIicaton led March 13, 1915. p Serial N o. 14,059.

To all 'whom t may concern Be itv known that I, GEORGE HENRY VHEARY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in l/Vardrobe Seat- Boxes, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this speciication.

This invention relates to improvements in a wardrobe seat box.

W'ardrobe seat boxes or chests now on the market are usual-ly of box-like form with hinged top covers to permit access to the interior portion of the box, and the interior portion of the box is usually in the form of one large compartmentv into which garments are placed in folded position one on top of another. In removing or replacing one of the garments, unless on top, it is necessary to remove all the garments resting on topk of the one it is desired to remove to gain access thereto. This requires considerable time and is otherwise objectionable. Furthermore in boxes of this kind with but one compartment no provision is made for separating dierent articles such as shoes, etc., and consequently it is not desirable to place them in the compartment with the garments.

Folded garments become creased and wrinkled and are otherwise unfit for wear when kept in this manner due to the weight of other garments resting thereon.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide a wardrobe seat box in which provision is made for keeping articles of wear in separate compartments within the box in such a manner as to preserve their shape without crushing or creasing and to permit their easy removal without disturbing the other articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe seat box having a wardrobe section positioned therein and mounted to be swung to an upright position outside of the box in such a manner as to permit the opening and closing of the box cover and removal of articles from compartments in the lower portion of the trunk.

-A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe seat box in which the wardrobe section is provided with hanger tracks and extension tracks and garment hangers mounted thereon to permit garments to be draped thereover without wrinkling or crushing the garments.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe seat box which is of very simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

Vit-h the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved Wardrobe seat box and its arts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

Inthe accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved wardrobe seat box showing the wardrobe section in vertical position outside of the box and the box cover in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof with the box cover and the wardrobe section in closed position, the cover being indicated in open position by dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the wardrobe seat box, the box cover being shown in open position and the wardrobe section being indicated in open position by dotted lines; and

Fig. 4 is a top view of the wardrobe seat box with the box cover in open position.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 5 indicates an enlarged box -like inclosure having side, end and bottom walls 6, 7 and 8 respectively, supporting legs '9 and a hinged top seat cover 10. The end walls 7 rise above the seat portion to form end arms 11 and to` give the boxV an ornate appearance.

One of the end walls of the box is divided vertically into two parts and the upper part 12 is free from connection with the side walls and is hinged to the upper edge portion of the lower part by hinges 13 so it may be swung outwardl to horizontal position. This upper hinge end portion or panel preferably forms the end wall of the wardrobe section or tray 14 of the box although the tray may be formed independent of the panel and merely connected thereto. The wardrobe section or tray 14 is of rectangular form and when within the box is provided with end, side and bottom walls and an open top which is covered by the top seat cover 10. The tray is supported within the box on the upper edges of the partitions 15 which divide the lower interior portion of the box into a plurality of compartments 16 for holding various larticles of wear. The tray may be tilted upwardlyV to a` vertical position outside of the box and when in this position (as shown in Fig. 1) the seat cover their lowerends have a sliding connection with slotted brace. members 17 mounted 1n f the box. Theends of the slotted brace members adjacent the tray are provided with locking recesses 18 into which the projecting portions 19 ofithe brace links drop when the tray is in'vertical position.

The seat cover 10 is also provided with a brace llink 20 for limiting the swing of said seat cover to open position.

The upper 'portion of the wardrobe section is provided with fixed tracks 21 having extensible tracksfQQ hingedlto their outer ends which may befswung horizontally7 out hangers 23 mounted on the tracks may be slid outwardly thereon.

AAttention is directed tothe-tact that the wardrobe section is in the form of a tray when within thetrunkand is provided with a bottom portion having side and end porgt'ions rigidly connected thereto and movable -therewith. The lower end portion of the section, whenthe section is 1in upright position, serving as a shelf to hold articles of ap- This shelf portion also serves A to protect and hold in place'the apparel placed within the section.

'- The bottom portion ofthe tray serves to su a Jort the Oa'rments sus ended withinlthe tray when the-tray is swung to a horizontal position within the box.

It is to be understood thatv various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement -ofvthe parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the wardrobe seat ibox forms an ornate article of furniture which-is of very simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for holding various articles of wear in propershape.

What I .claim Vas my invention i is 1. Awardrobe seat box, comprising a boxvlike memberhaving an open topand end portions which proj ectgabove the seat l portion of the membenone of said Aend. portions formed of two hinged together parts, a vseat portion ,and-,movable 'to a 4vertical` position outside ofv the ,box-like member and. resting on the hinged end portion.

l 2. Awardrobe seat box,-comprising a boxlike member having, an yopen top and` end yof the tray to positions in horizontalalineyment with the ixedtracks so that garment portions which l,project Eabove the seat portion of .the .memberroneof l.said .endportions formed oftwo vhinged together parts, a sea t.cover hinged at4 one .of -its side edge portions to 1 the box-like., xmember-,and movable' to vclosed ,position ,between Vthe 4 two `upstandingv end portions, a. wardrobey tray member positioned within'the box-like member and connected at one end to and movable with the hingedendportion, said tray Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for ve cents eaeh,by addressing `the Commissionerwof Patents,

. ,Washington, D. C. 

